Jack Kerouac with Cat, Lowell Massachusetts, Vintage Print by Vassilios Giavis serviceware Dried herbs

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The black patterned banding near the opening and base give this smart little vase an added layer of detail and polish

I can’t imagine how many hours this fantastic box and ten plates might have taken to create (I believe c

with just a bit of mildewing to the end pages

Each cup measures about  3" tall and 3 1/2" wide

Jack Kerouac with Cat, Lowell Massachusetts, Vintage Print by Vassilios Giavis serviceware Dried herbsI found this lithographic print of Jack Kerouac holding a cat at an estate sale in Lowell, MA, where Kerouac was born and raised. The piece is by Vassilios Giavis (b. 1929) a Lowell based painter and illustrator, who, in addition to a wide variety of cityscapes, landscapes, etc., produced a series of paintings revolving around the life of Kerouac. Though neither dated nor numbered, I think this print, on heavy weight paper, was produced in the 1980s